Why did you join the Alliance and what are you doing to help protect amphibians? crees joined the Alliance because we are determined to conserve the amazing diversity of amphibians in our reserve, the Manu Learning Centre, which is located in Southeast Peru, in the buffer zone of the Manu National Park, the most biodiverse [...]

Amphibian Conservation in Madagascar, thoughts and perspectives By Julie Hanta Razafimanahaka, Madagasikara Voakajy While being part of the World Parks Congress in Sydney, Madagascar is also getting ready for the workshop to review its Conservation Strategy for its Amphibians. The first workshop (ACSAM 1) took place in 2006 and resulted in the Sahonagasy Action Plan. [...]

Amphibians the world over are facing probably the world’s most serious extinction crisis. What are your thoughts on the future prospects for amphibian conservation and preventing further extinctions? Amphibians are facing terrible odds for survival globally due to threats like population, habitat loss, introduced species, and diseases. While it’s inevitable that we will continue to [...]

Amphibians the world over are facing probably the world’s most serious extinction crisis. What are your thoughts on the future prospects for amphibian conservation and preventing further extinctions? Extinctions are part and parcel of the natural process and have always taken place in this planet’s long history, but what we are seeing in our time [...]

Amphibians the world over are facing probably the world’s most serious extinction crisis. What are your thoughts on the future prospects for amphibian conservation and preventing further extinctions? Given the numerous serious threats that these animals face (habitat destruction, environmental degradation, disease, harvesting from the wild, etc), the prognosis for amphibians can seem very grim. [...]